"On my last trip to Haiti, I found myself struck (...) by how important our work is in serving as an antidote to despair, not just for our staff but also for all of those we serve," writes Ophelia Dahl, director and founder of Partners in Health, in an email presenting a three-month progress report.

Partners in Health (PIH) and its sister organization Zanmi Lasante (ZL), with over 4,000 local staff and a network of public hospitals and health centers in Haiti, began delivering treatment and care to survivors immediately after the earthquake struck on January 12, 2010. PIH was in a unique position since its clinic in Cange was spared in the earthquake.

Zanmi Lasante Responds to Medical Emergency

Drawing on more than twenty years experience Zanmi Lasante ("Partners in Health" in Haitian Creole) delivered emergency medical care to over 5,000 patients in Cange, Hinche, St. Marc, and Petite Riviere de l'Artibonite and an additional 2,000 patients in Port-au-Prince. ZL staff evacuated patients with life-threatening conditions to the hospital ship USNS Comfort and other hospitals outside of Haiti. PIH staff members were asked by Haiti's Ministry of Health to establish operating rooms at the badly damaged University Hospital (HUEH), and to coordinate volunteer efforts. Other medical services offered by PIH/ZL:

• setting up clinics at four camps for displaced people in Port-au-Prince
• psychosocial support for earthquake survivors: mental health evaluation, help with memorial services, leisure activities for displaced children and families
• volunteer physical therapy and rehabilitative medicine specialists train local clinical teams
• PIH/ZL's psychology team visits schools to provide counseling for distressed children

Partners in Health Offers Social and Economic Support to Displaced People in Haiti

• Capital Grille Steakhouse

• Swedens Capital

• University Capital Campaigns

• Midas Capital

• Division Of Capital Asset Management